"Hmm!" Geng Ruqi responded, still a little worried, and asked further:
"The Hedanbaat'er Department must have suffered huge losses. Does it still have a population of over 10,000?"
How could Geng Zhanghua not know that there were too many dead officials in the imperial court who were eating nothing? No, it’s not the worst thing to eat without a corpse.
There are also many officials who do not do human affairs themselves, but only do things that are not human affairs. Whenever they have the opportunity, they will stumble their colleagues who are doing serious work.
His father had actually been tricked once. If that strange Huang Yi hadn't suddenly appeared, his father might have lost his life.
Once bitten, twice shy! Geng Zhanghua understood that his father was so cautious, and he said in a tone that left no room for doubt:
"Yes! Don't worry, the population of the Hedanbaat'er tribe can withstand inspection. If the patrol censor has the guts, you can go there and see for yourself."
"Forget it! Those people are just arrogant people, how dare they go out to show off their power!
As long as this thing is true, the merit is even greater than beheading thousands. "
Politics is so important. It was not that the Ming Dynasty did not want to win over the Mongolian tribes, but that it was unable to do so. Of course, the more reason was that there was no trust between civilian officials and military generals.
This situation became even more out of control after Yuan Chonghuan corrected his imperial edict and killed Mao Wenlong.
At the very least, Zu Dashou was a bad learner and a good learner. No matter what the situation, he would never leave his team, and he would shirk the emperor's summons with various untenable reasons.
However, Chongzhen, who bullied the weak and feared the strong, could only hold his nose and admit his fault. He did not dare to cut off his salary and give Zu Dashou a promotion.
Is there anyone in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty who cares about establishing slaves and subduing the Mongolian tribes one after another?
Any civil servants and military generals with a little knowledge can realize that if the slaves are to rule Monan, the border wall will be full of wars.
Geng Ruchi was a feudal official, so he certainly believed that the political purpose of conquering a large Mongolian tribe was greater than the military effect of killing thousands of Mongolian Tatars, and he affirmed it.
As for whether the imperial court gave the leader Hedanbaat'er the title of Ujimqin Bu Taiji, this is simply not worth mentioning.
"Yes! Huang Yi and I also analyzed this. Dad! How are you going to repay your merits?" Geng Zhanghua asked.
Geng Ruqi said: "You asked people to surround all the gains and told them not to make any noise. You must have an idea!"
"I think it is enough for you to have the Ujumqin tribe swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty. Those beheadings are really superfluous!"
"Yeah! Speak out your thoughts and don't hesitate."
"I think as long as any civilian or military general is willing to donate money and food, we can give up most of the beheading skills."
"Selling an official position to get a title?"
"Don't say it so harshly! You can understand it as giving aspiring civilian and military generals a good opportunity to be promoted.
Huang Yi's base area is in great need of money and food. If there is not enough food, 10,000 or 20,000 people may starve to death before next year's autumn harvest.
This is what everyone needs, and it is also what relieves the people from hanging upside down! "
"There is no need to say such beautiful words between you and me. Alas! The situation is stronger than the person. It is really urgent to get money and food. Let's not forget about those false reputations!"
Geng Ruqi announced that the position of Governor had not yet been filled, and he did not want to be promoted and transferred immediately.
Therefore, Geng Zhanghua's suggestion of not wanting credit but money and food immediately moved Geng Ruqi's heart.
A feudal official who wants to promote civil servants and military generals in his jurisdiction must have a good reason.
In special circumstances, military merit is the most convincing!
If you want to rise to the top through military merit, your head is very important, and it must withstand inspection!
Geng Ruqi thought for a moment and then ordered: "Hurry and drive the carriage to the military camp and send people to strengthen supervision. Don't let any news leak out!"
Geng Zhanghua also suggested: "I think the credit cannot be given exclusively to Xuanda's civil servants and military generals!"
Geng Ruqi was already considering this issue. Such a large number of beheadings would have a huge impact. Of course, Xuanda could not be the leader.
Those who work in the officialdom must remember that anything good will be destroyed by the wind. Geng Ruqi, who suffered a big loss, certainly has a long memory, and only by keeping a low profile can he go a long way.
He said confidently: "I understand, I think the civil and military generals under the command of Governor Jiliao will be interested."
Seeing his father's cooperation, Geng Zhanghua couldn't help but smile and warned:
"The price cannot be lowered. The soldiers paid for it with their lives. I have asked the Li family to contact the buyer and spread the word."
Geng Ruqi didn't want to be promoted for money and food. Of course he was willing to lose face. In order to create a strong army that could defeat Jiannu, he was even shameless.
He expressed his position: "Huang Yi's base needs life-saving money and food. Of course, the one with the highest price will get it. If it is not more than three times the imperial reward, there is no need to talk about it!"
"Alas!" Geng Zhanghua sighed and said, "It's so irritating to compare people to each other!"
"What's wrong? What are you feeling?"
"Huang Yi built a base city with a circumference of nine miles, and it took one year to look like it.
We built Dongshan Fort, which is only five miles in circumference, but it has not been put to use so far. "
Of course Geng Ruqi knew the progress of the construction of Dongshan Fort, and got angry several times about it. However, seeing the cold winter approaching, he would definitely not be able to count on it this year.
He said: "You can't rush this kind of thing. It will be great to be able to practice next autumn!"
"Dad, don't be too optimistic. I suggest that you simply let Huang Yi be responsible for repairing Dongshan Fort, and leave the allocated money, food, civilians, and guards to him. He has many ways to make people risk their lives to work!"
"This is completely feasible. Huang Yi is originally the garrison of Dongshan Fort! Originally, he was not allowed to take charge of building the city because he was going to Gyeonggi to participate in the recovery of the four cities."
"There are many reclaimable basins near Dongshan Fort. I think it's much closer to the border wall. It's safer than the base area anyway!"
"Yeah! That's the truth. If we really reclaim all the land near the water within fifty miles of Dongshan Fort, I'm afraid it will take 200,000 to 300,000 acres."
"It is dangerous outside the border, but there is too much land, and it is still unclaimed land. If we really expand the land 200 miles outside the border wall, millions of acres of fertile farmland will not be a problem!"
"Five Dynasties Rivers, Mountains and Winds"
"So a strong army that can fight and dare to fight is the most important, otherwise everything will be just a fantasy!"
"Huang Yi said that as long as the base area has a sufficient population, he can train the vast majority of young men and some healthy women into militiamen who can protect their homes and the country.
The reason why the Tatars are difficult to fight is because all the people are soldiers, and the same will be true for future base areas.
The soldiers and civilians in the base area still have a city to defend, and the Tatars and Jiannu will definitely not get any benefits when they come! "
"Oh! It's easier said than done! By the way, the base city has begun to take shape, why haven't you given it a name?"
"Yeah! It's quite awkward to always call me "Dichengchi". Dad, why don't you help me come up with a good name?"
Geng Ruqi thought for a moment, then began to adjust his schoolbag, shaking his head and saying:
"The location of the base was once under the rule of Xinghe Prefecture during the Taizu period of our dynasty, and later it should have been the Xinhe District of Xinghe Guards Qianhu Station.
What do you think about the base city being called Xinghe City? "
"Very good! As Governor of Xuanda, you are very likely to restore the Xinghe Mansion during the Taizu period and leave behind famous achievements!"
"Restoring Xinghe Mansion can only be imagined in a dream, but it is not easy to restore Xinghe Guards House Qianhu!"
